• Postbank sale may fail over target price: report
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The sale of Germany's biggest retail bank Deutsche Postbank could fail because the price potential bidders are willing to pay does not meet the expectations of the lender's parent, Deutsche Post, a German magazine reported on Saturday.

  

  

  
• Auto sector woes could spur deals: Renault CEO
  AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - A current slump in the global automotive sector could give fresh impetus to plans for consolidation within the industry, the head of French carmaker Renault said on Saturday.

  

  

  
• BCE buyers finalize funding
  TORONTO (Reuters) - Announcing what it said were "essential milestones" allowing the world's largest leveraged buyout to go ahead, BCE Inc said on Friday that its buyers had finalized funding and were sticking to their C$34.8-billion ($34.1 billion) purchase price.

  

  

  
• Hyundai union calls for work stoppage next week
  SEOUL (Reuters) - Unionized employees of Hyundai Motor Co will walk off the job for four hours next week to push for a pay increase, the auto maker's union said on Saturday.

  

  

  
• BP sues Russian partners in TNK-BP
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Oil major BP said on Saturday it is suing its partners in the Russian venture TNK-BP in London for 8.4 billion roubles ($357.3 million), money it believes should not have been paid out as back-tax claims in Russia.

  

  

  

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• Japan back from Bubble
  Oct. 18 - Japanese real estate prices are rising again, 16 years after its "Bubble" era ended in tears.
• Intel cheers Asian shares
  Oct. 18 - Asian shares rose Thursday on expectations of lower U.S. interest rates and strong results by tech giant Intel.
• New facets for diamond business
  Oct. 16 - The world diamond industry says it wants to rethink its business strategy and give more power to producing countries in Africa.
• Posting for profit
  Oct. 10 - A new service from Blinkx.com allows consumers to take a cut of ad revenue from video on their own websites.
• A380 finally lands in Singapore
  Oct. 17 - Two years later than originally scheduled, the Airbus A380 superjumbo lands in Singapore ready for commercial service.